NO PAVEMENT. NO TRACTION. NO PROBLEM.
Going beyond the pavement? Into the mud, sand, snow or ice? Don’t forget to pack the LinkTrac. Off-road, expedition, field services, or search and rescue, these require you to take your vehicle to places well beyond the predictable world of pavement and prepared roads. Traction is often not an option, so bring your own. Bring LinkTrac All/Terrain, the severe-duty, all-metal, all-terrain vehicle recovery, traction and bridging tool designed to quickly, safely, and easily give you the traction and bridging performance you require in mud, sand, snow and ice. Constructed from 6061-T6 aluminum, LinkTrac All/Terrain’s high-strength and lightweight modular design provides maximum traction on all surfaces, high flotation on soft terrain, and is bridging capable (optional LinkTrac Bridging Rails). Modular design folds for easy storage for 4x4s, UTVs and Adventure Motos. Includes LinkTrac Storage Packs for easy watertight storage.
You can find the Pronghorn Overland Gear LinkTrac at one of these area dealers:
http://pronghorngear.com/dealers/
For the LinkTrac, I agree, lots of metal parts, milling and assembly. Especially with their lifetime warranty. Not so much for the Plastic track mats. One mold duplicated a few dozen times then plastic injected thousands of times... Even the best quality plastics break down over repeated rough use. Just can't see them really being over $300 for a pair when they likely cost well less than $50 each to produce in mass. When I can afford a set, the LinkTrac will be my choice. Really not that much more expensive than the plastic tracks, yet warrantied for life, and metal wears much better than even high grade plastics. I kinda dig the fold up storage too, could even be used as leveling blocks for my trailer.
Saving up for personal stuff is a little rough when most of my spare income is helping to support our non-profit resources.
As a one time purchase, these are justifiably priced in the right range, IMHO.
I really like these, just wish that all of the options out there like these were not so pricey. While I can see that these take some work to mold, mill, and finish assemble. I still don't get why the simpler recovery mats are so darn expensive. What do they need to make a molded plastic thing? Given the choice and budget, I would sport a pair of the LinkTrac any day. Just not in the budget right now. Maybe Pronghorn will put some under my tree this Christmas... I promise to be a good boy... sorta... Thinking a pair 10x45 version would get my Frontier out of most puddings.